EXERCISES 9

EXERCISE I/ Reading comprehension: Listen and read the text (Textbook 9): 1/ Match words in column A with their meanings in column B: Column A Column B 1/ Correspond a/ cầu nguyện 2/ Be impressed by . b/ liên lạc qua thư từ 3/ Friendliness c/ bò ấn tượng bởi 4/ Mosque d/ sự thân thiện 5/ Peaceful atmosphere e/ nhà thờ Hồi Giáo 6/ Keep in touch (with) f/ bạn qua thư từ 7/ Pen pal g/ không khí yên bình 8/ Pray h/ giữ liên lạc Answer : 1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 .8 . 2/ Choose true (T) or false (F) and correct false sentences: 1.  Lan’s pen pal comes from Malaysia.  . 2.  Lan’s pen pal is Chinese.  3.  Kuala Lumpur is a small city.  . 4.  Lan and Maryam usually writes to one another every 2 weeks.  5.  Maryam was impressed because Hanoi people were friendly.  6.  The girls only visited Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum.  . 7.  Maryam wanted to invite Lan to The Capital of Malaysia.  8.  The girls visited Hang Luoc Street on Monday.  . 3/ Match words in column A with their explanation in column B: Column A Column B 1/ Pen pal a/ Building in which objects of art,history or science are shown. 2/ Pray b/ Continue in communication with 3/ Mosque c/ Exchange letters 4/ Keep in touch d/ Speak to God,to give thanks or to ask for help. 5/ Friendliness e/ Friendship,friendly relationship 6/ Correspond f/ Large stone building containing a grave 7/ Mausoleum g/ Person in another country that one writes to but may never have met. 8/ Museum h/ Building in which Muslims worship. Answer : 1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 .8 . EXERCISE I/ Complete the sentences using the following verbs in the correct form: 1. Nga .Jenny’s leter a week ago. 2. we (not) .to the soccer match last Sunday because of the rain. 3. I .this little vase at the shop next to the post office yesterday. 4. Trung .his friend Michael in the USA a small collection of Vietnamese stamps last week. 5. Jim (not) .me when he came to Vietnam last summer. 6. Nhung (not) my email last Wednesday because of her computer breakdown. 7. Why you .the books to the library before the due date? 8. I .to send Tam the CD on Sunday. 9. My dad .me to the National Museum when we were in Hanoi. 10. Last month my doctor me to stay at home for some days because of my sickness. 11. I wish I (know) .more English words. 12. I wish the weather (be) .fine tomorrow. 13. I wish my son (study) . hard last school year. 14. When I lived in the city,I used to (take) .my son to the circus. 15. I am used to (clean) . my motorcycle. II/ Read the passage and then do the tasks that follow: Canada is the world’s second largest country.The area is 9,970,610 sq.km.The capital is Ottawa,and the largest city is Toronto.The population of Canada is 31,592,805.About one-third of the people are of Britist origin.One-fourth are French origin.The official languages are English and French.The United States accounts for about four-fifths of Canada’s exports and supplies more than two-thirds of its imports. Population (n):dân số origin (n): gốc,dòng dõi Export (n):ngành xuất khẩu import (n): ngành nhâp khẩu hàng xuất khẩu hàng nhập khẩu Official language(n):ngôn ngữ chính 1. Complete the sentences.use the information from the passage: 1. Canada is the second largest country 2. Canada comprises an area of 3. The capital of Canada is 4. of people are British origin,and one-fourth are of 5. are spoken in Canada. 6. of Canada’s imports is supplies by 2. Make up questions,then answer them: 1. Which / city / largest city / Canada ? 2. What / population / Canada ? 3. What / languages / spoken / Canada ? advise / buy / forget / go / meet / receive / return / send /take EXERCISE I/ Rewrite the sentences,using “used to + V” or “be used to + V.ing”: 1. We often went to the circus when we lived in the city.  We used to go to the circus when we lived in the city. 2. My father smoked a lot last year.  3. They often played soccer when they were students.  . 4. When I was young,I often did a lot of exercise.  5. I went everywhere by bicycle when I was in university.  . 6. Did you go to the church on Sundays when you were young?  7. When Barbara was in Italy,she stayed with an Italian family.  . 8. It is Christ’s habit to drive to work every day.  . 9. Mr Michael grew tulips but he doesn’t any more.  . 10. I cannot do without fresh coffee. I drink it every day.  11. My mother works in a modern office,but she finds it strange to use a computer.  . 12. Archie didn’t fight with Lulu,in the past.  13. Frank lives alone.He doesn’t mind this because he has lived alone for 15 years.  14. I find it difficult to get up early.  15. When I was young,I went swimming.  II/ Match the line in column A with the line in column B.Complete the line in B with a subject and USED TO.Write the full sentences: Column A Column B 1/ I was very fit when I was young a/ follow me everywhere. 2/ Sandra was a singer in a rock band. b/ go everywhere by bus. 3/ My sister’s room was so messy. c/ freeze on winter mornings. 4/ I had a dog when I was a kid. d/ fly Concorde. 5/ My family had some lovely holidays. e/ never .tidy it at all. 6/ When I was young,we didn’t have a car. f/ I used to do a lot of exercise. 7/ And I didn’t have central heating. g/ travel around the world 8/ My uncle was a pilot for British Airways. h/ go camping all over Europe. Example : (1-f)  I was very fit when I was young. I used to do a lot of exercise. EXERCISE I/ WRITING Imagine you are visiting your relatives or friends in another part of Vietnam or in a different country.Write a letter to your family.Follow the outline (Textbook-page 11) 1/ Answer the questions: A/ Paragraph 1: 1. Who did you visit? 2. Where does he/she live? 3. How did you go there? 4. When did you arrive? 5. Who met you at the bus station? B/ Paragraph 2: 1. What places have you been to? Or what places did you visit? 2. What food did you try? 3. What did you buy? 4. Who did you meet? C/ Paragraph 3: 1. How did you feel now? 2. What do you enjoy most? 3. When will you leave? / return home? SUGGESTED WRITING (baứi vieỏt gụùi yự) HaiPhong,Thursday 26 June Dear Mom, I arrived at HaiPhong bus station at 6 p.m,on Saturday evening. Long,Ha and aunt Hoa met me at TamBao bus station and took me home by motorcycle. After dinner,Long,Ha and I walked around and drank HoaCuc tea in a restaurant near the city centre. HaiPhong,at night,is very busy and beautiful. Ive been to several places in HaiPhong such as Cat Ba islands,Sat market, . Ive tried lot of seafood and specialities. Well go to Doson beach tomorrow. Mom, Id like to stay here longer. I enjoy everything here. Ill leave HaiPhong on Monday. Please pick me up at the bus station at 7 pm. Bye,Mom. I miss you. Your son, HongQuang. EXERCISE CHOOSE A,B,C OR D FOR THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES: 1. They have been pen pals and at least once every year. a. speak b. stay c. take d. correspond 2. Mathematics and Literature are for children in this country. a. religious b. option c. compulsory d. adding 3. What is the of your country?-75,000,000 people. a. introduction b.population c. separation d. addition 4. We can tell you that we often have a friendly in our class. a. atmosphere b. air c. matter d. impression 5. Malaysia is divided two regions. a. to b. on c. in d. into 6. She often goes to the to pray because her riligion is Islam. a. church b. pagoda c. temple d. mosque 7. Mary was really by the beauty of Hanoi. a. impress b. impression c. impressive d/ impressed 8. The United States has a of around 250 million. a. population b. separation c. addition d. introduction 9. Vietnamese people are very and hospitable. a. friend b. friendless c. friendly d. friendship 10. Can you tell me how many chapters this book consists ? a. of b. to c. with d. in 11. The wather nice yesterday. a. is b. was c. will be d. has been 12. He write to me once a week but he doesn’t write any more. a. use b. uses to c. used to d. using to 13. What were you doing when the mailman to your house? a. come b. coming c. came d. comes 14. He be late for class but he often comes late nowadays. a. doesn’t use to b. didn’t use to c. doesn’t used to d. didn’t used to 15. I come from Vietnam so I am not on the left. a. used to be driving b. used to drive c. used to driving d. used to be drive 16. My sister never cleans the floor. I wish she it every day. a. will do b. had done c. does d. would do 17. I wish my best friend never leave me alone loke this. a. will b. would c. can d. could 18. Although we are far away from each other,we still a. keep together b. say hello c. greet each other d. keep in touch 19. I wish Susan harder for her examinaton. a. will work b. worked c. has worked d. works 20. There used a movie theater here,but it closed a long time ago. a. be b. to be c. being d. been EXERCISE I/ Fill in the blanks with right form of word: 1. We have __________with each other for years but I have met him. (correspondence / corresponded) 2. We were very __________ by the efficiency of the staff. (impressed / impressive) 3. We all __________ that she would soon recover. (prayed / prayer) 4. The teacher __________ tha class into small group. (divided / division) 5. Is English a __________ subject? (compulsion / compulsory) 6. Walt Whitman is a famous American __________. (poem / poet) 7. She wore a silk dress that she __________ herself. She is a __________. (designed / designer) 8. Will it be __________ for you to start work tomorrow? (convenience / convenient) 9. __________ change all the time. It is __________ to have short hair nowsdays. (fashion / fashionable) 10. The program examines the role of women in __________ society. (modernize / modern) II/ With the cues given,write a letter to your pen pal .You should put them in correct order first,and then begin to write: 1. The trip/be/very interesting,and I/be/eager/to tell you about it. 2. Walk/around the lake/enjoy/the fresh cool air,we/feel/very comfortable. 3. The weather/be/rather cold/night,but it/be/very cool/during the day. 4. I/just/return/four-day trip/to Dalat/my parents. 5. We/stay/mini hotel/Xuan Huong Lake. 6. we/enjoy/ourselves so much. 7. we/also/visit/a lot of famous places/such/Prenn Waterfall/CamLy Waterfall/Lake of Sighs/ BaoDai Palaces/DaLat flower Park. 8. Write/me soon Suggested Writing(Baứi vieỏt gụùi yự) Dear Anne, I have just returned from the four-day trip to dalat with my parent.The trip was very interesting ,and I am eager to tell you about it. We stayed in a mini hotel near Xuan Huong Lake.Walking around the lake and enjoying the fresh air,we felt very comfortable.We also visited a lot of famous places,such as Frenn waterfall,camLy Waterfall,Lake of Sighs,BaoDai palaces,DaLat flower Park,etc.The weather was rather cold at night,but it was very cool during the day.We really enjoyed ourselves so much. Write to me soon. With love, ENGLISH TEST A/ VOCABULARY CHOOSE A,B,C OR D FOR THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES 1. They have been pen pals and at least once every year. a. speak b. stay c. take d. correspond 2. Mathematics and Literature are for children in this country. a. religious b. option c. compulsory d. adding 3. What is the of your country? - 75,000,000 people. a. introduction b.population c. separation d. addition 4. We can tell you that we often have a friendly in our class. a. atmosphere b. air c. matter d. impression 5. Malaysia is divided two regions. a. to b. on c. in d. into 6. She often goes to the to pray because her riligion is Islam. a. church b. pagoda c. temple d. mosque 7. Mary was really by the beauty of Hanoi. a. impress b. impression c. impressive d/ impressed 8. The United States has a of around 250 million. a. population b. separation c. addition d. introduction 9. Vietnamese people are very and hospitable. a. friend b. friendless c. friendly d. friendship 10. Nguyen Du is considered a famous Vietnamese a. poem b. poetry c. poetic d. poet 11. These clothes are fashionable and .Do you agree with me? a. only b. merely c. unique d. uniquely 12. It is our tradition to wear this kind of costume on National days.We also have a. others b. another c. anothers d. other traditional clothes 13. Poets are normally inspired with beauty.They write a lot beautiful poems thanks to this a. inspire b. inspiring c. inspiration d. inspired 14. I like this design.Do you know who has designed this house?Can I have a chance to meet ? a. the woman b. the man c. the designer d. the designing 15. It’s convenient to live in a modern house.I think I’ll modernize my bungalow.My children will like a. modernize b. modernizing c. modernization d. modernizer 16. The Ao dai is the dress of Vietnamese women. a. beautiful b. traditional c. casual d. baggy 17. What have designers done to modernize the Ao dai? a. fashion b. fashionable c. modern d. fashionably 18. The national dress of Japanese women is a. Ao dai b. Kimono c. Sari d. Jeans 19. The word JEANS comes a kind of material that was made in Europe. a. in b. at c. from d. on 20. Peter got quickly and went to school. a. dress b. dressed c. dressing d. dresses B/ GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES I/ CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER.ONLY ONE ANSWER IS CORRECT 1. What . you to design that beautiful and unique pattern? a. inspiring b. is inspired c. has inspired d. be inspired 2. She has her meal . by one of her friendly neighbors. a. preparing b. prepared c. prepare d. to prepare 3. These clothes need . immediately otherwise they will smell. a. washed b. be washed c. to wash d. washing 4. I wish my children . me and would never leave me alone. a. loves b. love c. loved d. loving 5. Henry is a poet.He . a lot of beautiful poems so far. a. written b. has written c. wrote d. writing 6. Many people think it’s necessary . a. for students to wear uniform b. for students wearing uniform c. for students wear uniform d. for students to wearing uniform 7. Are you proud your country and its traditions? a. about b. on c. of d. for 8. Can you tell me how many chapters this book consists ? a. of b. to c. with d. in 9. The wather nice yesterday. a. is b. was c. will be d. has been 10. He write to me once a week but he doesn’t write any more. a. use b. uses to c. used to d. using to 11. What were you doing when the mailman to your house? a. come b. coming c. came d. comes 12. He be late for class but he often comes late nowadays. a. doesn’t use to b. didn’t use to c. doesn’t used to d. didn’t used to 13. I come from Vietnam so I am not on the left. a. used to be driving b. used to drive c. used to driving d. used to be drive 14. My sister never cleans the floor. I wish she it every day. a. will do b. had done c. does d. would do 15. I wish my best friend never leave me alone loke this. a. will b. would c. can d. could 16. Although we are far away from each other,we still a. keep together b. say hello c. greet each other d. keep in touch 17. I wish Susan harder for her examinaton. a. will work b. worked c. has worked d. works 18. There used a movie theater here,but it closed a long time ago. a. be b. to be c. being d. been 19. The children are playing in the schoolyard. a. happy b. happily c. happiner d. happiness 20. I wish they here tomorrow. a. will come b. would come c. come d. came II/ REWRITE THE SECOND SENTENCE SO THAT IT HAS THE SAME MEANING AS THE FIRST 1. They often went swimming in the afternoon. They used to . 2. He wants to be a doctor. He wishes he 3. We haven’t done our exercises yet. We have . 4. My best friend will leave for Bangkok tomorrow. I wish 5. She is typing her assignment. Her assignment 6. I last saw her three years ago. I haven’t . 7. The teacher will explain the lesson until all the students understand it. The lesson 8. You draw very badly. I wish I . 9. They sell jeans all over the world. Jeans 10. People are going to build a new library in the area. A new library 11. The clown made us laugh a lot. We 12. You live very far from school. We wish we . 13. My father used to take us to the circus when we lived in the city. We . 14. I usually got up late last year,but this year I often get up early. I used to 15. You have to finish your homework on time. Your homework III/ TRANSLATE INTO VIETNAMESE 1. Each bird loves to hear himself sing. 2. Each day brings its own bread. 3. East or West,home is best. 4. Even a worm will turn. 5. Every country has its customs. C/ READING COMPREHENSION I/ READ THE PASSAGE AND CHOOSE (A),(B),(C) OR (D) FOR EACH OF GAPS I strongly believe that it is important to wear uniforms when students are at school.Firstly,uniforms (1) the children take pride (2) being students of the school they are going to because they are wearing uniforms with (3) bearing their school’s name. Secondly,wearing uniforms helps students feel (4) in many ways.They all start from the same place no matter they are (5) or unwealthy.They are really friends to one another (6) one school roof. Last but not least,it is practical (7) wear unifroms.It doesn’t take you time to think of what to wear every day. In conclusion,all students,from (8) to high schools should wear uniforms. 1. A. make B. encourage C. do D. finish 2. A. in B. on C. at D. for 3. A. symbols B. pictures C. labels D. photos 4. A. equal B. interesting C. confident D. happy 5. A. modern B. fashionable C. poor D. wealthy 6. A. under B. in C. at D. on 7. A. for B. to C. in D. on 8. A. primary B. tall C. short D. secondary II/ READ THE PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THE WET SEASON IN INDONESIA Between the months of November and May a wind blows from the west in most parts of Indonesia.It comes from the ocean and carries rain.Clouds build up around th mountains,and every afternoon rain falls. The rain is always heavy,and rivers can be walked across in the dry season now become dangerous.when it rains the whole day,they may suddenly overflow and cause great damage to the land. Most farmers are glad when the wet season begins.there is water for their fields and they can again start growing rice.But people in town are not so glad for the streets soon get muddy and dirty.They prefer the dry season when they can sit outside and enjoy the cool evenings. 1. When is the wet season? . 2. What causes the rainfall? . 3. Why are many rivers dangerous in the wet season? . 4. What damages the land? . [...]... are (9) on MNX.They go to the concerts and interview the musicians,and then they write (10) in the newspaper 1 A independent B national C international D self-service 2 A in B from C by D to 3 A hear B learn C perform D read 4 A kinds B people C names D programmes 5 A singers B musicians C concerts D scenes 6 A where B he C him D who 7 A take B do C mind D make 8 A discover B know C learn D find 9 A...5 Why can farmers start growing rice again? 6 Why are people in town not so happy? EXERCISES A/ READING: Read and complete.For each number 1 – 10 ,choose word A,B,C or D Music Now is an (1) music festival for young people.This year it’s in Edinburgh,the capital city of Scotland Young... talking seriousl E I’m going to saysomethinginteresting B Pleased to meet you F Can I ask you something? C I hate it G Oh,great D Oh,sorry! H Sure,no problem C/ ANSWER KEY: Reading: 1c 2d 3c 4a 5c 6d 7d 8a 9b 10c Real English: 1c 2e 3h 4a 5d . largest country.The area is 9, 970,610 sq.km.The capital is Ottawa,and the largest city is Toronto.The population of Canada is 31, 592 ,805.About one-third of. before the due date? 8. I .to send Tam the CD on Sunday. 9. My dad .me to the National Museum when we were in Hanoi.